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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
THE LONDON TRAGEDY.
Men, Women And Childrdn
Trampled to Death i'm The
Wild Panic.

London, Jan. 19.-At Spital6eld. the
scene OF last nights disaster, the hall to-
day resembles disorded auction room.
Many biOOdspOts are seen on the backs of
chairs and the floor, and CHASTITY knots of
hair are clinging to the furniture Sever
al escapes were made through the windows
most of which are badly smashed. Many
bodies were found at the bottom of the
stone stairs leading to the gallery where
a terrible struggle took place between the
front OF the crowd rushing
from the main floors and the
throng which rushed down the gallery
stairs. The dead lay mostly in two oppos-
ing rows, the feet of each row close to those
of the other, one row of heads living to-
ward the opposite side of the hall.
THE FACES OF THE DEAD
were distorted with agonized expression
and the clothes were completely torn from
the bodies OF some. A little girl, since
identified as Eva w. Marks was found
lying at the bottom of the pile dead. Her
lower limbs bare at the upper part and
her dress torn to shreds, showing she had
fought hard for liberty. Isaac Lew. a
venerable Hebrew, with white flowing
beard and hair was found among the dead.
he and his wife were regular attendants
at the performances. They ALWAYS sat
near the door and it is thought from the
position IN which the body was found that
Levy, instead of fleeing alone when the
panic started, remained to help his wife.
and was knocked down by the rushing
crowd and stamped to death.
HIS wIFE's BODY
lay opposite. Near a woman, in the prime,
of life, dressed in brightly colored clothes
and quantities OF jewelry, lay little boy
whose knickerbscker and stockings were
torn to shreds. A man named Harris
Goldberg says he went 10 the gallery OF the
hall, accompanied by his wife and family.
They all sat together. The play was
melo drama, called the Spanish Gypsy
Girl" During the performance some
boys, in order to obtain a better view of
the stage, climbed upon the gas
pipe along the wall. This strained II and
started leaks. Goldberg placed his hand
kerchief over the leak when some one
shouted
TURN OFF THE METER"
This shout was followed simultaneously
with cry of alarm from one of the actors
on the stage. Then the people in the gal
lery rose and rushed headlong down stairs.
wife was torn away flom him
and trampled to death HIS six year old
son jumped upon the heads Of the packed
mass and escaped by running over them.
The managers are not to blame for the
disaster. The passage from the hall to
the street entrance is ten feet wide where
the struggle occurred End the doors swung
both ways. Several minor exits lead
from the gallery, three besides
the stair case. The disaster arose not
from the crowding of the passage but from
the frantic efforts of those in the gallery
forcing their way down the crowded
stairs The men and women in front were
driven headlong into the passage where
they met the excited occupants of the pit
and there was hopeless block.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
Change Of Agents.

Chas. w. Fleck freight agent at Sc
dalia for several months past, to-day
retires from the place. 1t will be
filled by John A. Wrong, who was
several years ago agent at Scdalia.
Mr.. Flick has given great satisfac.
ton and the change is made because
Mr.. Wrong is an older man in the
service of the company. The BAzoo
welcomes Mr.. Wrong back to Sedalia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
A Foul Murder.

Little Rock, Urn. Sl.-Particulars of a
mysterious murder in Prairie county
reached here last evening. Judge T. C.
Her, while returning fl ON DeVale bluff to
his home, was assaulted by unknown per
sons. He was shot twice in the body and
his head was bruised by some blunt instru-
ment in frightful manner. The body was
found some distance from the roadside
ERE il had been dragged and covered
IN leaves.
\ sum of money was in the pockets of
the dead man, showing that rubbery had
not been the motive for the crime. Ii is
stated that Her had presentiment of his
death should he return that night but re-
fused TO pass the night in town.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
The Train wreckers Escape.

Nebraska City, Neb., Jan. l7.-Sunday
morning about one hundred citizens of
Dunbar came in to mob the train wreckers
but could get no leaders. The sheriff had
a posse OF twenty-five men guarding the
jail and would not have given up the
prisoners without a struggle and blood
shed.
1t is thought now that no attempt will
be made TO lynch. In spite of the pub
lished confession, Bell and Hoffman claim
to be innocent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
We Caution all Against Them

The unprecedented success and merit
Of Ely's Cream Balm-a real cure for ca
rrh, hay fever and cold in the head-has
induced many adventures to place ca
tarrh medicines bearing some resemblance
in appearance, style or name upon the
market, in order to trade upon the reputa-
ton of Ely's Cream Balm. Don't be de-
ceived. Buy only Ely's Cream Balm.
Many in your immediate locality will tes-
tify in highest commentator. of it. A
particle is applied into each nostril no
pain; agreeable TO use. Price Soc.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25

Holden, NO.. Jan. l9.-(Special). Fire
broke out in the Holden college in the
southwestern portion of the city this morn
ing, and in very short time the elegant
brick structure with nearly It's entire con-
tents was a mass of smOuldering ruins
The loss will reach nearly $4,000 with
only small insurance. The inmates all
escaped unhurt though some of them did
so at great hazard. The property belonged
mainly to Professor A. +. Smith, and its
loss nearly ruins him.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
The Arctic Explorers.

New York, Jan. ga letter which has
been received from Col. VIM. X. Glider,
is dated at York Factory, Hudson Bay,
and was sent on December 9. He
and his comrades are we'll.
The Colonel was about to start up the
coast in his efforts to reach the Eseuimeaux
at Repauls bay before spring.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
When Baby wss sick, 10 gave her CassrA
When she was Chnd, abe cried foe CassseiA
Whsa shs became Miss. abe chung . CassscsA
wh0 shsd Chndssa. sAs sSsstAso CasauM
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. Il
sooths the child, softens. the gums, allsys
all pains. cures wind colo, and is the best
remedy for diarrhaa Twenty-Five cents 9
bottle. 7-3leod&w1y
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
What A Tedious Time.

"Benson's CapciHe Plasters cured me of
a chronic affection of the kidneys."-S.
L. III. pc.
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statute and that it is bad legislation to
burden the constitution by statutory pro-
visions, and right here the preiiction is
made that If SUBMISSION founders it will
be on this rock and the prObibitionists
may discover that they made the
mistake of asking for a constitutional
amendment instead Of a legislative enact
ment. At all events the hope is generally
expressed here that the bugbear of submits
sion may be speedily disposed of in order
that railroad legislation and other matters
OF vital interest NAV not be interfered with.
As the last provision of Mr.. ChurCh's reso-
luton, however, pledges the house - sub
nit any question petitiOned for, al .
submission is being petitioned fer, il seer
that the vote on the adoption of the reso-
luton is bound TO be test one.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Brown, OF Jackson, who is devoting
his time TO necessary railroad legislation,
to-day introduced another impor;srt meas
ure. This is the text of the bill Every
railroad company organized or doing bust
ness in this state, shall be liable for all
of such company in consequence
vi tue negligence VI ally VI lC> dSculs
servants or employees TO any one sustain
ing such damage. Though brief, the bill
is one which if passed, will effect sweep
ing and much advocated change in the
laws of this state. At present, under the
ruling of the supreme court of Missouri,
no damage can be allowed any employee
of a railway company from any injury re-
sClting from the carelessness of co-em-
ployee. He may be killed or manned
for life by the gross and criminal careless
ness of some officer or servant of the railway
company over whose actions he has not the
slightest control, he may even be placed in
positions of imminent danger and certain
death by his superiors and yet even though
killed or MANNED for life by their careless
ness or incompentency, neither he nor his
family, If he be killed can recover a dol
lars damages from the railway company
whose carelessness in the selection of in
competent officers and servants, caused his
death. The operation of the present law
in this state has been unjust in the ex-
IRENE. 1t is one of the old common law
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25

Speaker House of Representatives.
Evidently His excellency was in q
most satirical mood when he penned
the above. He started out with the
observation and experience furnished
by two years occupancy of an office in
our capital building" as the basis for
his after remarks, so condemnatory of
the structure from a sanitory, econo-
mic and comfortable point of view.
His solieitude, however, seems to ex.
pend itself entirely upon the legisla-
tors and four clerical departments of
the state as he emphatically declare
that "the governors Office is comforta-
BILE and amply sufficient" and that
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-09
GONE BEFORE.

Written for the BULLETIN, by EuterpeJ
Another friend has joined the hand
Of loved ones in the spirit land.
Although We miss those friends so dear,
We should not wish to keep them here.
lis best 70 make our lives sublime.
More fitted for that higher cline.
Then when our ear hlY days are DER,
And we have reached the gloomy shore
OF Jordan's deep and rushing stream,
Wen wake as from a troubled dream,
And gaze with rapture on the strand
OF Canaan Is fair and happy land
But if 10 friend hadgone before,
To aait us on the further shore,
How could we stem the stormy tide,
And anchor Safely on that side,
Though Cauaan's s fields are fair and green
A frightful torrent flows between.
Twill help us in the hour of need,
To know our friends are there indeed,
They surely crossed that same dark stream
70 reach the fields of living green,
Nor can we gain that blissful place,
Until we feel De ath's cold embrace.
Oh let us mourn and weep no more,
For friends whose earthly lite is DER,
When often all is done and said,
'Tis selfish griefto mourn the dead,
IT'S pity for ouf elves, much more
Than for the friends who've gone before.
Instead of grieving o'er their fate,
Well do our duty, watch and wait,
Until we're called to join them, where
There's no more trouble, tob or care,
How joyful will the meeting be,
And lasting as eternity.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-09
A Cheftnut Spoiled by Passing 1T
Around.

Frank Lincoln was in London few
months ago ana while there enjoyed
the hospitality OF the Wanderers club.
Al a reception which was gwen IN his
honor, Mr. Lincoln told this story ;
"A Cincinnati lawyer named Strange
lay dying upon bed. He had been
u man OF good parts and enjoyed the
esteem of all who knew him. The end
was fast approaching when the pallid
lawyer rolled upon his side and called
TO his most cslimable wife.
What is il dearY the good woman
asked rs sue placed the cold out
stretched hand IN her own.
when | shall have been buried"
the lawyer murmured, his pale blue
eyes filling with tears: "when l shall
have been buried, Mary, rear no mon
ument above my grave. Let my tomb
stone be small and of pure white mar.
bic. Upon this simple slab let not my
name appear. Let the stone bear this
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-09
Where the Old Maids Come In.


"Do you know, sir" inquired an
| American tourist of his companion
while doing England, "the reason for
the fresh, healthful appearance of the
English people?' Their complexion
is far superior to ours, or our country.
men over the herring pond"
"Wcll, | know what Prof. 'Uxley
says"
"And what reason does he advance ?"
"Wen, 'Uxley says it is all h'owing
to the hold maids"
"Owing to old maids! You surprise
mer
"Fact. 'Uxley figures it out in this
way: Now you know the H.inglish
are very fond of roast beef?'
But what has that to do with old
lnads?"
"Go slow. This genuine H'inglish
beef is the best and most nutritious
beef in the world, and it h'llnparts u
beautiful complexion
"Well, about the Old maidsf"
yes you see the h'exoellence of
this H'inglish beef is due h'exclusively
to red clover. Do you see the point?"
"All but the oM maids. They are
not in sight as far as | can see," replied
the American, with sigh.
why, don't you see?" This red
clover is h'enriched, sweetened and
fructified by humble bees"
"But where do the old maids come
in ?" said the inquisitive American,
wiping his brow wearily.
"Why. it is as plain as the nose on
your face. The honly henemy Of the
humble bees is the field mouse, which
h'nndermincs and robs their nest"
"But what nave roast beef, red
clover, humble bees aud field mice got
to do with old maids?'
! ny, you hiuoe p0 foiy oppuoo
Don't you perceive that the humble.
bees would soon be n'eXterminated
by the field mice if it were not for
"Old maidsr'
! mo, il il were not for cats; and the
hotd maids of hold H'ingland keel
the country thoroughly stocked ur
with cats, add so we can directly trace
the h'efiect of the rosy Hingiish com
plcxions to the benign cause of Hing
lish hold maidsS at least, that's what
'Uxley says, and that's just where the
| hold maids come hin. SeIence makes
clear many mysterious things, my
H'nmerican friend" {"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-09

simple inscriptions Here lies an hon.
est lawyer''
"But my dear,' pleaded the good
wife, show are people to know who
lies beneath the stone?'
"The inscription l have given you,
if properly chiseled, will explain all.
Persons who pass by my grave will see
the simple stone and read the inscrp-
tion; Here lies an honest lawyer II
you happen to be in the neigh borhood
Mary, you will hear each one exclaim,
as he turns to go away: "Well, that's
Strange
One of the dear chappies who had
been an attentive listener hurried to
the cafe, just below the main floor, and
meeting three of his old cronies,
attempted to tell them the story in his
own peculiar way. He said:
"Ah, there once lived barrister in
Cincinnati, Connecticut, you know.
'E was VERY sick man, was the bar
rister, and after ed up and died e
called s wife to is bedside and said
Sally, when him buried in the abbey
set hup stun to my memory, with
this hinscription: Ere lies an honest
barrister.'
"But,' said the wife .he good people
who pass by the gra wont know you
know, who lies bene, tn tie stun
ooh, yes they will' rern--s ssthc
dying barrister. 'Thpyl, -eineA.e hin.
scrlption, Ere lies ars 7. yes 4 barrlster,
and it's natural, yol 4'lnes, for them to
say, We'll that's extr )1dinary.' Why
don't you lawf? l tlpSaght it was an
lawfully funny story when Hi 'erd
HIT"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
DR.. Talmage on the Birth Of Christ
and the First Peace Society.

First, let the bells ring at the birth
of Jesus! Mary watching, the camels
moaning, the shepherds rousing up,
the angels lowering, all Bethlehem
stirring. What night! Out of its
black wing is plucked the Pen from
which to write the brightest songs OF
earth and the richest doxologies OF
heaven. Let camel or OK stabbed that
night in Bethlehem after the burden
bearing of the day, stand and look at
Him who is to carry the burdens OF
the world. Put lack the straw and
hear the first cry of Him who is come
to assuage the lamentations OF all
ages. Christmas bells ring out the
peals of nations! We want on our
standards less of the lion and eagle
and more of the lamb and dove. Let
all the cannon be dismounted, and the
warehouses change their gorgeous cap
arisons for plough-harness. Let US
have fewer bullets and more bread.
Life is too precious to dash it out
against the brick easements. The first
"Peaee Society" was born in the clouds
and its resolution was passed unahi-
mously by angelic voices, "Peace on
earth, goodwill 70 men."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
A SpeciOus Swindle.

A certain Publishing Company asks
us to advertise IA $4,000 Biblical Re
ward" to any person who will tell
them the middle verse in the New
Testament Scriptures. Should two or
more correct answers be given the Re
ward will be divided. Every one who
tries for the reward must send 20 cents
in silver or postal note, for which he
or she will receive o copy of pam
phlet showing who gets or get the re-
ward!
Supposing there be only 500 persons
big enough fools to try for that $4,000,
the 20 cents sent by each person would
put in the pocket of that company
S5O.O0-S3O clear gain. Not one Of the
500, we suppose, would fail to tell the
verse mentioned. Now divide the
$4,000 among the 500 persons and each
one would get four cents! Double the
number Of fools (there are plenty OF
them in the worlU and those "Bibli-
cal" lottery men would make 500
clear, and each dupe would be entitled
to two cents! Would they get even
that?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
81 See It! I See ItV

A laboring man leaving saloon
saw costly carriage and pair of hor-
ses standing in front, occupied by two
ladies elegantly attired, conversing
with the proprietor. AS itrolled away
he said to the dealer: "Whose estab-
lishment is that9" ut is mine," said
the dealer, complacently. ut cost a
thousand dollars. My wife and da.ugh-
ters cannot do without it," The me-
chanic bowed his head in thought.
Then, with the energy of man sud-
denly aroused, he said: II see it! /
see itu' "See what?" queried the
dealer. "See where my wages have
gone! I helped to pay for that car
riage; for those horses; and that gold
mounted harness; for the silks, and
laces, and jewelry of your family.
The money that earned, and should
have given my wife and family for a
home of their own and good clothing,
I have spent at your bar. My wages,
and the wages of others like me, have
supported you and your family in lux
ury. Hereafter, my wife and family
shall have the benefit Of my wages. L
will never spend another dime for
drink ."-Living Issue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
A Mad World.

Prof. B. Ball, NJ. D., of the Paris
Faculty of Medicine writes in the
January "Humbolt's Library' on
1.-The Border-land of Insanity"
Quoting the Spanish proverb, EVERY
man has in him a little of the doctor,
the poet and the madman," he says
that "there are, in fact very few men
who can boast of having followed,
during their entire lives, a perfectly
straight line, and of having always
conducted themselves in perfectly
reasonable manner" We have all
met "queer people," Queer people,
you know, are those that do not
think as we think. Those queer
people may all be on the bor-
der-land of insanity, but we ourselves
might meet Astolfo's surprise. The
story goes that he was allowed to visit
the moon to search for the mind of q
friend. He is there conducted into a
pharmacy, where are enclosed in In
Vulnerable phials the right minds Of
mortals living here below. The
eager searcher is scandalized to find
one labeled, "Reason of Astolfo".
On command Astolfo inhaled the
contents, recovered his reason, and
perceived that during his whole life he
had acted like q mailman.
Mems acts are to themselves reason
able and right. They understand, or
think they do, the motives prompting
q chosen course of. action-to do other
than they elect appears foolish. in
comprehensive. To Others who do
not enter into the secret Of the incen-
tives the conduct Of these queer peo-
pie seems folly, even madness. And
the whole world lives its little life,
men of all ages, "times," misjudging
each other-a Large majority" on the
strange border-land, by the authority
of our author-nearly all slightly
touched with lunacy. and oh! the
thought of it!-each man judging all
others mad saving themselves. Spirit
of Astolfo lend us thy experience.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
The Usefulness Of Salt.

A remarkable work has just been
published by a learned professor of the
University of Ghent, DR.. Burggraeve,
in which he endeavors to prove that
anybody who will take the trouble to
follow his instructions may become a
centenarian. His system has the great
merit of being simplicity itself. The
one great panacea for all "the ills that
flesh is heir to'' is salt. the rational use
of which he atfirms is sure preserver
and prolonger OF life. He maintains
that good health is not a matter of
chance orconstitution the laws which
regulate human life are calm and reg
ularphenomena, and all we have to DO
is to take care that they shall develop
themselves without distractions. Ac-
cording to his theory salt is the great
regularizing agent. If the blood be
too rich, salt will clarity it; if the
blood be too poor, salt will strengthen
it and furnish it with the necessary ell
ements. DR.. Burggraeve quotes sever
al examples in support of the sover-
eign virtue which he attributes to salt.
Formerly in Holland, the greatest
punishment which existed for offend
ing soldiers was to give them unsalted
bread. After few months of this re-
gine the culprits almost invariably
died. In saxony, at the end of the
last century, terrible epidemic reign
ed, solely through the want of salt.
The Dutch savant furthermore assures
us that salt is an infallible cure for the
consumption and cholera. The Rus
sian peasants once saved themselves
from plague by putting salt in their
milk. He estimates that the quantity
of salt which every adult in health
should consume daily is two thirds OF
an ounce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
Mr.. Gladstone's Secret.

Why Mr.. Gladstone succeeds, is an
open secret. No one could with such
mastery ability deal with the great
questions which have come up for his
management, unless he had thorough
understanding of these questions;
and, with Mr.. Gladstone, thorougbness
has long been habit. When but a
boy, this habit was formed. In illus
tration, the Youths Companion fur
nishes us the following incident which
is told by one Of his friends. The
friend says:
1--WE often had archery practice, and
the arrows that went wide of the tar
get would get lost in the long grass.
Most of us would have liked to collect
only the arrows that we could find
without trouble, and then begin shoot
ing again; but this was not Williams
way.
HE would insist that all the arrows
should be found before we shot our
second volley, and would marshal us
in Indian file, and make US tramp
about in the grass till every culver
had been refilled. Once we were so
long in hunting for a particular arrow
that dusk came on, and we had to re-
linquish the search. The next morn
ing, as I was dressing, I saw through
nv window William ranging the fields
and prodding into every TUT of grass
with stick. He had been busy in
this way for two hours, and at length
he found the arrow just before break
fast.n